Every Bitcoin payment 'uses a swimming pool of water'

Bitcoin consumed nearly 1,600 billion litres of water in 2021, in 2023 figure could be more than 2,200.

Bitcoin payments consume so much water to power and cool the millions of computers worldwide Bitcoin relies on. Also it requires huge amounts of electricity, almost the same as the entire country of Poland.

#Bitcoin #Environment #WaterWaste #EnergyWaste

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67564205

Five SUVs used up to 13% more fuel in real-world test than reported in lab

The Real-World Testing Program compares fuel consumption and emissions of vehicles in driving conditions to laboratory test results.

Previous research around the world has also shown a gap between laboratory and real-world performance of new vehicles.

#SUV #Corruption #FuelConsumption #CarIndustry

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/29/australia-suv-fuel-efficiency-test-hyundai-kona-toyota-rav-4

"This includes large, heavy electric SUVs – while they have zero tailpipe emissions, they also have enormous #battery and energy demands, not to mention the fact they kill more pedestrians than any other vehicle.

To turn this around, the report calls for governments to set caps on vehicle size (on hybrid and electric as well as ICE) to reverse the SUV trend and help accelerate the shift to smaller #EVs – #Paris is proposing one such restriction right now."

https://electrek.co/2023/11/27/carbon-emissions-could-have-dropped-by-30/

We are going in the wrong direction. #ClimateChange

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